Jonathan Grimes | Running Back | #34

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Jaguars signed RB Jonathan Grimes, formerly of the Texans.

The Jaguars made room for him by waiving Tyler Gaffney. Grimes played sparingly in Houston last year, tallying 199 yards on 36 touches over 175 offensive snaps. With Leonard Fournette, Chris Ivory and T.J. Yeldon locked in as Jacksonville's top backs, a special teams role is probably the best Grimes can hope for. Aug 11 - 4:19 PM

Grimes took over as Houston’s third-down and long-yardage back late in the season. On Saturday, Grimes made a third-down catch for a first down late in the first quarter and ran six yards for a first down a few plays later. Grimes disappeared before fourth-quarter garbage time, where Brock Osweiler checked down to him frequently. Grimes is a pedestrian passing-down back. An impending free agent, Grimes will have to compete for a roster spot in 2017. Jan 14 - 11:50 PM

Grimes averaged a healthy 8.6 yards on five carries last week against the Packers with most of those runs converting long third downs, but it does not look like he is headed for a bigger workload. "If there's a bunch of situational plays in the game, he's going to come up big for us," O'Brien said. "He's come up big for us on third down. He does certain things on first and second down, two-minute drill. I mean the guy does a little bit of everything for us and that's a guy that is very valuable to a pro football team." Grimes is not going to get enough work to become fantasy relevant, but his healthy return seems to have knocked Akeem Hunt out of the rotation. Sat, Dec 10, 2016 11:13:00 AM

Depth Charts

Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said Leonard Fournette (foot) will not play in the second preseason game.

Fournette has missed the last two practices with a foot injury, and Marrone has promised to take it slow with his rookie runner, a smart decision considering Fournette struggled through foot and ankle issues at LSU last season. Still, there is no reason to be worried about his Week 1 availability at this point.

The injury usually comes with a 4-6 week recovery timetable, making the receiver questionable for Week 1. Rapoport reports he will "push hard" to be ready for the opener, but the Jaguars could choose to be cautious. If Lee is forced to miss games, fourth-round rookie Dede Westbrook could open the season as a starter.